Life — August 2, 1928 — page 22: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

***Boat excursions to Milwaukee and other foreign points are quite crowded these days. **°Gen. James E. Stuart celebrated his 87th birthday at his home on West Mon- roe Street Sunday. General Stuart is a vet- eran of the Civil, Spanish-American and World Wars, and certainly deserves a lit- tle space in NetcHeorttoop News, say we. Our wish is that he lives to see the time when this country is at peace. ***An anonymous murder was committed here last wk. Foul play is suspected. Asia Kagowan. Louisville Ye Scrise has just heard that Ike Mar- cosson, who is one of our old home-town boys, is making good as a writer in the East. We always did think Ike would succeed some day. If he had of stayed here doing newspaper work he probably would of become a city editor. ***The society scribes in one of our news- paper offices are Green and Loving, but whether that is true or not we can’t say. #%* Dame Rumor hath it around here that an arrest may soon be made for violating the Prohibition law. **°Cale Young Rice, our town’s best- known poct, must of pastured his Pegasus. Better get busy, Cale, say we. Raymond Daumont. Quebec Tuines are very quict around the Garri- son Club since most of the town’s dyspep- sia went away for the summer. ***John Grant Glassco and wife, who used to be Willa Price, daughter of our leading pulp and paper industry, are back in town from their wedding trip and are being called on in their apartment in the Chateau Saint Louis by all and sundry who sent presents. ***Herbert (Sir) Holt and Ed. Beatty landed from England recently on one of Ed’s liners, both looking well and full of comment on England’s return to post- war normalcy, as is the habit of finan- ciers from those parts. ***Lucien Cannon, who solicitor-generals in his country’s behalf in Ottawa win- ters, will be back from Europe one of these days with his wife. In the mean- while Brother Bob is tending to Lucien’s law offices when he isn’t too busy fooling around with his airplane service, which is doing very well, he says. **°The evening ankling along Dufferin Terrace has been particularly good this summer, as your corresp’t has duly noted. uw Try and get a room in the Chateau Frontenac!—Advt, ***All and sundry who attended the In- vitation Tourney on the Manoir Richelieu Links at Murray Bay report the nine- teenth hole of that club as one of the sportiest elbow shots in the country. Leslie Roberts. Spokane Ye Ep wishes to compliment the Chris- tian Endeavorers on their vacation, which was orderly and well behaved in every way. ew E. Vaughn Klein is learning a card trick. ***The Paulsens are building a fifteen- story ell onto their place, and are think- ing of asking the neighbors to a con- crete-pouring bee pretty soon. ***Vachel Lindsay had a piece in the American Mercury recently. He says there is only one thing he and Henry Mencken agree about, that being poetry. ***The nights are nice and cool.—Advt. ***Bob Butler has been acting mayor so much of the time this summer that if you ask him for a match he will deliver an address of welcome. ***Charles Hebberd, who was the origi- nal Hoover man in these parts, has come out for a dignified campaign. Stoddard King. Cincinnati Gro. Remus, our well-known importer and monologist, has returned from a short vacation up-State, ***Some interesting shootings have been taking place in the home-brew camps along the Ohio R. ***Les Beutel ate a big order of French fried potatoes on July 14th. When inter- viewed by ye scribe, Les would not com- mit himself except to say it was Bastile Day. *°*Frank Chandler, our popular auto dealer, has been riding his new horse every day lately. Frank says his aim is to take up horseback riding eventually. **°Our haberdashers are showing neck- ties with airplanes, horses, and autos painted on same. Ye scribe recommends same to one and all having kiddies that are tired of cutting things out of paper. Tupper Greenwald. Detroit At Satu is expected to show his smilj face among us at no distant date and give his opinion on who ought to be the next President. Come on and tell us, Al. Don't keep us guessing. ***A rush of advertising at the last mo ment forced out quite a little excelleng reading matter from this column hs week, which we regret very much, *°*A Mr. Walter Hagen, who says he is British open champion, was arrested by Officer Batche while driving at 55 per on Jefferson Ave. These smart city fellows who think they can do as they please when they come to Detroit need taking down a notch or two. ***Prof. Hobbs, the Ann Arbor savant, is summering with friends on the great ice cap of Greenland. Is it cool enough for you, Professor? ***The old town was jammed full of cars and people Friday p. m. and most of the merchants report a rushing business. **°A lively all-night party was given by Curt Bradner and friends Monday night, they watching the opening of a night. blooming cereus till near dawn, Brad ex- pias, and being deeply affected. The love of flowers and etc. is a beautiful thing. ***Dr. Fritz Langbein of Berlin (Ger many) has been stopping at the Statler and looking over our sewage disposal system. Our town is gaining an enviable reputa- tion as a place for sightseers. Elmer C. Adams, Birmingham Ice comes in handy these days. ***A skunk has been added to the menagerie at the Avondale Zoo. ***Gcorge Johnston who digs ditches hereabouts has taken the blindfold test for a prominent cigarette advertiser. °°*Chiggers” “chigres” have spelled by Mr. Webster as en biting folks on re cent picnics and etc. ***Proof that there are some good golf shots in B'ham was demonstrated the other week when Hon. R. A. Mont gomery was hit by a golf ball, same going in his hip pocket. That should serve as 2 warning to people who carry things 09 their hips on our courses. « Neicusornoop News can be bought at Ben Fell’s and Webster Harris’s news stands uptown and at all of the news stands all over town.—Advt. comicbooks.com